The owner of a hobby store needed to calculate the percentage of customers who purchase wood glue. Upon completing his survey, he noticed that 60% of the people that entered his store purchased an item. Of those customers, 15 percent purchased wood glue. What percent of the people that entered the store purchased wood glue?

a) 8%
b) 7%
c) 9%
d) 12%
e) 15%

• entered in store 60%
  & 15% purchased wood glue ;
  so (60*15)/(100*100)=9% entered the store to purchase wood glue.
  answer c.9%
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• out of 100 customers 60 purchased any item.
  out of 60, 15% of 60=9 purchased wood glue,
  then % of 9 to 100=9%
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• people entered=0.60
  people who took wood glue=0.15 of 0.60
  so no. of people taking wood glue==0.15*0.60=9%
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• 60% of 15 % purchased wood glue
  => (60/100)*(15/100) = 9/100 = 9%
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